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Although about 20% of Americans report being lonely, most say they are optimistic better days are ahead.
Though rates of loneliness have been declining among adults since the peak of pandemic-related isolation in 2020 and 2021, an estimated 44 million Americans over 18 are still experiencing ...
Approximately 20% of American adults are grappling with "daily loneliness," according to a recent Gallup report, marking the highest level in two years. ... 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us ...
The loneliness epidemic is an ongoing trend of loneliness and social isolation experienced by people across the globe. [1] [2] The uptick may have begun in the 2010s and was exacerbated by the isolating effects of social distancing, stay-at-home orders, and deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Young Women's survey began in 1968 with 5,159 women born in 1943-53 (ages 14–24 in 1968). Sample members were interviewed 22 times from 1968 to 2003. The final interview in 2003 was conducted with 2,857 women ages 49–59. The Mature Women's survey began in 1967 with 5,083 women born in 1922-37 (ages 30–44 in 1967).
The UCLA Loneliness Scale is a commonly-used measure of loneliness. It was originally released in 1978 as a 20-item scale. It was originally released in 1978 as a 20-item scale. It has since been revised several times, and shorter versions have been introduced for situations where 20 questions is too much, such as telephone surveys.
Nearly one-quarter of the world’s population feels lonely, a new Meta-Gallup poll suggests, with young adults reporting higher rates of loneliness than older adults.
In Sweden, which has had civil unions since 1995 and full marriage since 2009, men married to men have triple the suicide rate of men married to women. All of these unbearable statistics lead to the same conclusion: It is still dangerously alienating to go through life as a man attracted to other men.